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Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Peter Schneider - Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (2018)

Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Peter Schneider - Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (2018)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 04:04:42 | 1.16 Gb
Genre: Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Catalog: OA CD9033 D

I can remember watching a recording of this production and being somewhat put off by the staging, the light show during the opening prelude and the modern staging and dress. It made the star-struck lovers seem more like a frumpy middle-aged couple on a cruise than people passionately in love, especially in their apparent lack of intimacy. They seldom touched each other. It just did not sit well with me, but that was my personal point of view. Even so, I was quite taken with the sound of the production and by strong performances by all the protagonists.
Peter Sheppard Skærved - Florish in the Key: The Solo Violin in London 1650-1700 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Peter Sheppard Skaerved - Florish in the Key: The Solo Violin in London 1650-1700 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 72:48 minutes | 2,38 GB
Classical | Label: Divine Art Records, Official Digital Download

As well as being internationally recognised as a leading interpreter of music new and old, Peter Sheppard Skærved is the only violinist to have performed on the personal violins of Viotti, Paganini, Joachim, Kreisler and Ole Bull. Here he presents the works from ‘Preludes or Voluntarys’ (2nd edition, published by John Walsh in 1705.
Peter Phillips, The Tallis Scholars - The Spirit of the Renaissance: Josquin, Sheppard, Victoria [3CDs] (1998)

Peter Phillips, The Tallis Scholars - The Spirit of the Renaissance: Josquin, Sheppard, Victoria (1998)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 878 Mb | Total time: 74:16+55:08+65:57 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Gimell | 462 856-2 | Recorded: 1989, 1990

Tallis Scholars are among the world's preeminent choral ensembles. Cultivating a distinctive vocal sound backed by impeccable scholarship, the group has helped raise the general level of interest in Renaissance choral music in Britain and beyond through a large catalog of recordings and numerous international tours.

Peter Hammill - pH7 (1979)  Music

Posted by v3122 at May 18, 2020
Peter Hammill - pH7 (1979)

Peter Hammill - pH7 (1979)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2006 | Virgin, CASCDR 1146 | ~ 358 or 143 Mb | Scans
Progressive Rock | Remastered | Bonus Tracks

Peter Hammill's seventh album has been recorded with the same lineup as The Future Now (with the singer handling most instruments,David Jackson on sax, and Graham Smith on violin) but yields very different results…

Curt Smith (ex Tears for Fears) - Soul On Board (1993)  Music

Posted by Designol at April 15, 2023
Curt Smith (ex Tears for Fears) - Soul On Board (1993)

Curt Smith (ex Tears for Fears) - Soul On Board (1993)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 366 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 118 Mb | Scans ~ 56 Mb
Pop/Rock | Label: Mercury, Vertigo | # 518 019-2 | Time: 00:51:51

Soul On Board was the first solo album by Curt Smith, member of the British pop band Tears for Fears. It was released on 23 August 1993.

Tommy Smith - The Sound of Love (1998)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Jan. 19, 2022
Tommy Smith - The Sound of Love (1998)

Tommy Smith - The Sound of Love (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 340 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 159 MB | Covers - 31 MB
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop, Cool Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Linn Records (AKD 084)

Jazz musicians have provided so many Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn tributes over the years that in the late '90s, one greeted an Ellington/Strayhorn homage with the question"Do we really need yet another one?" The frustrating thing was how safe many of those tributes continued to be - instead of taking chances and turning their attention to some of Ellington and Strayhorn's lesser-known works, many players chose only the most obvious standards. That's exactly what Tommy Smith does on The Sound of Love, a relaxed Ellington/Strayhorn tribute that unites him with pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Billy Drummond. It's frustrating that the Scottish tenor saxman doesn't surprise us more and that he pretty much sticks to often-recorded classics like "Solitude," "In a Sentimental Mood," and "Chelsea Bridge"…
Gringolts Quartet, Peter Laul - Robert Schumann: String Quartets Nos. 1-3; Piano Quintet (2011) 2CDs

Robert Schumann: String Quartets Nos. 1-3; Piano Quintet (2011) 2CDs
Gringolts String Quartet, Peter Laul (piano)

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 460 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 250 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: Onyx | # ONYX4081 | Time: 01:48:39

The three string quartets, Op. 41, of Robert Schumann date from the middle of 1842, the same period when he also composed the Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44, so their inclusion together in this double-disc album from Onyx is appropriate, if slightly curious. While the Piano Quintet is among the most popular pieces in the chamber repertoire, the string quartets have languished in a state of comparative neglect and are relatively under-represented in the catalog. The shadow of Beethoven loomed large over many composers in the 19th century, and the example of his extraordinary late string quartets made successors appear lacking by comparison; this is the most likely explanation for the weak standing of Schumann's Op. 41, and why the Piano Quintet escaped invidious comparisons. Yet these clear-eyed and thoughtful performances by the Gringolts Quartet demonstrate that Schumann's abilities in the string quartet genre were considerable, and they show his careful balancing of the parts and bring out the motivic coherence he derived from Beethoven. The Gringolts are absolutely secure in playing these works, but there is a noticeable burst of energy and enthusiasm that they bring to the Piano Quintet, which is shared by pianist Peter Laul. Onyx provides fairly focused recording of the strings, but the piano recedes into the background, perhaps because of the microphone's placement in the highly resonant church acoustics.
Peter Lemer Quintet - Son of Local Colour (Live at the Pizza Express, Soho) (2019)

Peter Lemer Quintet - Son of Local Colour (Live at the Pizza Express, Soho) (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 390 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 158 Mb | 01:08:49
Jazz Fusion, Modern Creative | Label: ESP-Disk

The core of this group – John Surman, Alan Skidmore, Peter Lemer, Tony Reeves, and Jon Hiseman – recorded an LP titled Local Colour for ESP-Disk in 1966. The plan, conceived the year after the 50th anniversary of the recording session, was to reunite the original quintet, which had existed for six months back in '66, but unfortunately Nisar Ahmad (George) Khan, tenor saxophonist on the original album, came down with something and couldn't appear. Alan Skidmore (Lemer bandmate in SOS) was deputized and, as all familiar with his career would expect and you will hear, came through with flying local colors at the concert on February 20, 2018 at noted London jazz club Pizza Express. Four months later, Jon Hiseman passed away at age 73 after battling a brain tumor.
Peter Hammill - The Future Now (1978) {2007, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

Peter Hammill - The Future Now (1978) {2007, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 358 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 150 Mb
Covers Included | 00:55:25 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Progressive Rock | Charisma / Virgin / Toshiba EMI Ltd. #VJCP-68797

The Future Now is the seventh studio album by Peter Hammill, released on Charisma Records in 1978. It was the first solo album Hammill released following the 1978 breakup of his band Van der Graaf Generator, although he had released numerous solo albums while VdGG were active. The album contains twelve short songs, several in the new wave style of VdGG's last studio album, The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome. The album cover shows a set of photographs by Brian Griffin, portraying Peter Hammill with half of his moustache and beard shaven. "If I Could" was re-worked for Hammill's 1984 album The Love Songs.

Peter Hammill - The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1990)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Dec. 22, 2019
Peter Hammill - The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1990)

Peter Hammill - The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1990)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Some Bizzare, SBZ-CD 007 | ~ 414 or 199 Mb | Scans
Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock

Hammill began work on The Fall of the House of Usher back in the early '70s, yet it didn't see the light of day until the early '90s as a hard-to-find European import. He didn't feel it was completely finished until 1991; hence its elongated delay. This rock opera is comprised of six acts, and is based on an Edgar Allan Poe tale with small changes to the story here and there…